Daily Factoids

Be Careful Today

According to a study done by a british insurance company, the unluckiest day of the year is not Friday the 13th, but Monday the 27th, when an inexplicable number of household and automobile accidents occur.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 27 May 2013

From the Kitchen Cupboard

To clean bloodstained fabric, soak the item in cold salt water for an hour. Then launder as usual, using warm water. 

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 28 May 2013

Whodunit?

Match each person with his or her former occupation.

1) Pery Como (singer)

2) Howard Coswell (sports announcer)

3) Gerald Ford (U.S. President)

4) Marilyn Monroe (actress)

5) Henry David Thoreau (writer)

a) barber

b) model

c) pencil maker

d) factory worker

e) lawyer

{To find answers, highlight the next line with your mouse}

Answers: 1-a; 2-e; 3-b; 4-d; 5-c

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 29 May 2013